The University of Hawaii SEED Office is accepting applications for seed grants through its SEED Initiatives for Diversity, Equity, Access, and Success. (IDEAS) program. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to apply for an IDEAS award to fund program activities promoting diversity awareness. Individual projects. The grant funds (up to $5,000) may be used as follows:
- Allowable costs: honorarium for speakers or performers, materials and supplies (items costing less than $5,000), travel fees to bring out-of-state speakers to Hawaii, lodging, printing and supply costs, equipment rental, venue rental, administrative support to initiate the project.
- Not allowable costs: food, UH faculty overload, leis, travel outside of the state for faculty, students or staff, computers, digital cameras, printers.
Tip #1 – Include the # of Kapi‘olani students that will benefit from the project. These grant funds are provided through student fees and should therefore benefit students directly (i.e., the target audience should not be only community members)
Funding requests should be well supported by data on the specific number of students who will benefit from the project. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for data on the number of students the proposed project will support. Institutional reports and other useful information is available at the OFIE website – https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/ofie/
Tip #2 – Contact your department chair if you’re interested in applying.
Internal reviews are recommended to be completed by next Tuesday, February 1st, to allow for enough time for the required signatures from your department chair/dean and the fiscal officer.
Tip #3 – Partner with other UHCC campuses to maximize your impact.
IDEAS Award reviewers appreciate proposals that have a maximum impact on students. Consider partnering with colleagues at other campuses if collaborative activities align with your proposed project.
Interested in applying? Be sure to complete both the PDF application form and the Google Form linked below.
- Download the Application Form_(pre-completed for Kapi‘olani applicants)
E-mail submission to paw@hawaii.edu (required) - Submit the Online Application Google Form (required)
Key dates:
- Friday, September 30th — recommended internal deadline for complete applications
- Week of October 3rd – request signatures from your department chair and fiscal office
- Friday, October 7th – application deadline
Please contact the grants office at kccgo@hawaii.edu with questions pertaining to this grant program.
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